B&H, the NYC-based video/photography megastore, has an excellent guide to portable field mixers featured on their website for folks new to recording audio out in the field.
The article goes into some significant depth discussing the guts of your standard field mixer and the features and options it provides, along with information on relevant accessories and user technique. Perhaps most handy for those in the field mixer market is a great table comparing different models ranging from $200 to over $2000.
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